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Chapter 109 Insulting Zhang Xiaofan! The Pine Tree is Dying!
Li Qing'an's courtyard in Dazhufeng
"Junior brother, wake up! Xiao Fan will be punished in a few days. How can you still sleep?"
Du Bishu walked in and looked at Li Qing'an on the recliner:
"Don't panic, it's nothing serious!"
Li Qingan said casually, as if he didn't care.
Du Bishu shrugged. "Now it concerns you. Master just changed his mind and wants you to go and talk to Xiaofan about the Grass Temple Village!"
"I go?"
After Li Qingan finished speaking, he turned to ask, "Where is Xiao Fan? Has Master given up on getting information from him?"
Du Bishu was also dejected: "Master just confined him to his quarters. He'll take him to the Jade Purity Palace in a few days!"
"Then I'll go take a look!"
Li Qingan then got up and headed towards Zhang Xiaofan's room.
He also wanted to see Zhang Xiaofan speak frankly to Tianyin Temple inside the Yuqing Hall.
Of course, his main reason for wanting to visit the Jade Wall at Tianyin Temple was also to see it.
I wonder if I can hitch a ride again.
Just as he was pondering this, he arrived at Zhang Xiaofan's room.
Meanwhile, Zhang Xiaofan, who had recovered, was sitting on the bed, lost in thought, his eyes unsure of where to look.
Although Tian Buyi had already learned the reason from Li Qing'an, his competitive spirit as a master made him want to hear the relevant information from this blockhead disciple himself.
Then tell Zhang Xiaofan the story of what happened in Caomiao Village.
However, Zhang Xiaofan still didn't say anything...
Tian Buyi was so angry that his temper flared up. He had raised this disciple for so long, yet he was not as good as Puzhi, who had only met Zhang Xiaofan once, with just a single sentence.
This made Tian Buyi feel a pang of sadness, but he didn't press the matter further and could only put the child in solitary confinement.
In a fit of anger, Tian Buyi even told the people of Dazhu Peak not to tell him the news!
Mute!
Let this stubborn rock stand its ground!
But he regretted it in less than a day. However, Tian Buyi, as his master, couldn't bring himself to do it, so he had Du Bishu ask Li Qingan to relay the message.
"Xiaofan!"
Li Qingan pushed open the door and addressed the dazed Zhang Xiaofan.
Zhang Xiaofan frowned at first, but when he saw it was Li Qingan, his face immediately turned pale!
She lowered her head, not daring to meet his gaze, and whispered, "Senior Brother!"
"sit!"
Li Qingan pulled him to sit down on the chair and got straight to the point:
"How have you been? Have you been feeling something's off these past few days? Do you feel like your senior brother and mistress are hiding something from you?"
"Senior brother, I..."
Zhang Xiaofan was speechless. He himself had kept it from them, so what reason did he have to blame the people of Dazhu Peak?
"Xiao Fan, do you remember what I said to you when you came up the mountain?"
Li Qingan sat in the chair, looking at Zhang Xiaofan, who was sitting on a bench and only had half his buttocks on.
Zhang Xiaofan slowly raised his head to look at Li Qingan, recalling what Li Qingan had said when he first took him on a sword-flying journey up the mountain: "I remember!"
"Tell me about it!" Li Qingan coaxed patiently.
Zhang Xiaofan breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes filled with admiration, and said in an excited tone, "My senior brother told me that after I start cultivating, I can roam freely between heaven and earth, go anywhere and take anything, feel the vastness of the cultivation world, and all the restrictions of the world will be like illusions to me, so that I can pursue the secret of immortality."
“I remember telling you something before: ‘When you think about keeping your promises to others, you should also think about whether that person is worthy of your life to protect them.’” Li Qingan nodded and continued.
"I remember!" Zhang Xiaofan lowered his head again and stammered.
"Do you think the person who asked you to keep their secret is as good as my master and mistress?" Li Qing'an asked.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan felt as if struck by lightning. He looked up and then down, remained silent for a long time, and slowly shook his head.
"So you think that person was definitely doing it for your own good?" Li Qingan asked again.
Zhang Xiaofan nodded at first, but then, thinking of the current situation, shook his head again.
"Do you think it's better for you to keep this secret now, or for the people of Qingyun Sect to do you better?"
Do you feel like you've broken free of your constraints now?
Do you think your deceased parents would be happy if you kept this information a secret?
Li Qingan continued to ask questions without allowing Zhang Xiaofan to reply.
However, Zhang Xiaofan trembled and almost knelt down, his mind constantly disturbed by a jumble of emotions.
A cool mountain breeze gently blew in from outside the open door, seemingly carrying the sound of bamboo rustling in the distant bamboo forest, but unfortunately Zhang Xiaofan inside the house felt nothing at all.
Li Qingan breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "The sect has found out some things about the Caomiao Village matter."
"Caomiao Village?"
Zhang Xiaofan, who had just been dazed and unsettled, widened his eyes instantly upon hearing this, looked up at Li Qingan, and pleaded:
"...Any news? Senior brother, please tell me!"
Li Qingan nodded and continued.
"Did you know that our sect leader wrote a letter to Tianyin Temple to demand an explanation from us...?"
In the end, Li Qingan concluded with one sentence: "According to the investigation, the deaths of those hundreds of villagers in Caomiao Village were caused by Puzhi!"
After all that buildup, now it's time to see what happens at Tianyin Temple.
"Confess? He did it?"
The confusion in Zhang Xiaofan's eyes disappeared, replaced by disbelief.
"No, that's not true!"
After all, if this were true, what would be the point of him painstakingly keeping it a secret and living in fear for five years?
What's the point of him being constantly awakened by nightmares of the tragic state of Caomiao Village?
Moreover, in these past few years, he has come to know the taboo of inquiring into the secret teachings of other sects within the righteous path.
Worrying about his own safety is one thing, but even Puzhi is afraid that his reputation will be damaged, which is another.
Therefore, he was often worried and fearful that one day he would be discovered and expelled from Qingyun, and that Puzhi's reputation would be damaged.
And then you tell me that everything he held onto was a lie? Thinking of this, he looked up at Li Qing'an again.
Hopefully, this news is false.
However, when he looked up at Li Qing'an, his expression was calm, and he seemed quite certain of his words.
He knew that the person in front of him, whom he regarded as an elder brother, had not lied to him, and there was no need for him to lie to him.
fake?
Was it all a lie?
Everything he held onto was a lie.
My heart felt as if it had fallen into the deepest hell, unable to look up.
Zhang Xiaofan's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked extremely fierce. It was only because Dao Xuan took away his fire stick that he was able to escape the clutches of resentment.
Li Qingan had already anticipated Zhang Xiaofan's situation.
"Xiaofan!"
Li Qingan patted Zhang Xiaofan on the shoulder, using the power of a carefully crafted incantation to soothe his mind and calm his restless heart.
"Tianyin Temple will be visiting in a few days. You can ask them for yourselves then."
Seeing that Zhang Xiaofan's fierce aura had disappeared, Li Qingan whispered.
However, Zhang Xiaofan remained dejected, standing there blankly without shouting or yelling.
Li Qingan also walked away, no need to persuade him further.
This person, whom you originally thought was a respected teacher, was actually the culprit who killed your own family. No one could withstand such a blow!
If it were Li Qing'an, he would already be on his way to Tianyin Temple.
So, without experiencing other people's suffering, why talk about calming down?
That's all bullshit. If you were hit like that, you'd be quicker to grab a knife than anyone else.
Outside the door, Tian Buyi and Su Ru were already waiting.
"Xiao An, how is Xiao Fan?" Su Ru looked out the window at Zhang Xiao Fan, who was in a daze, her eyes glistening with tears.
"It's alright!" Li Qingan said.
It's not like we're going to die or something, so it's alright!
"Let him think about it carefully!"
Seeing Zhang Xiaofan's distraught state, Tian Buyi's anger and bitterness disappeared.
That's just how stubborn this disciple is.
Meanwhile, at the back of Tongtian Peak, the Ancestral Temple
"Senior brother, the Demonic Sect's plan is about to begin!"
Cangsong looked at the one-armed old man in front of him with a restrained expression.